Online from Nov 12, 2026, at ptny.org/events/cycle-the-erie-canal/registration or ptny.org/events/cycle-the-hudson-valley/registration. Holiday Sale prices run through Dec 31.
CTEC: Jul 10–18, 2027, starting in Buffalo. CTHV: Aug 2–7, 2027, starting in Troy.
CTEC: yes, 4 days Buffalo → Syracuse or Syracuse → Albany. CTHV: full 5 days only.
CTEC is mostly flat canal towpath, with some road riding, at 28–62 miles a day. CTHV is hillier, with more on-road riding and city streets near the finish.
Breakfast every day. Dinner every night except CTEC Days 3 and 5 (Seneca Falls, Rome) and CTHV Days 2 and 4 (New Paltz, Dobbs Ferry). Lunch is on your own.
Yes, with a $25 charging fee. CTEC allows Class I and II; CTHV allows Class I only. Class III is not allowed on either tour.
CTEC: shuttles between Albany and Buffalo, with parking in either city. CTHV: shuttles from the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station to the start, parking in Troy, and a shuttle from Brooklyn back to Troy. Book shuttles and parking during registration.
Not in 2027. Riders can take Amtrak to Albany-Rensselaer and use the shuttle to HVCC.
Bring one, rent a tent and gear through Comfy Campers, or use basic indoor camping. Riders can also book their own hotels.
Yes. Children 0–5 ride free and youth (6–17) tickets are discounted. Riders under 18 must ride with a registered adult 21 or older.
Yes, from $15 off at the $35 level up to $300 off at the $1,000 level.
More information to come on bike rentals and the Tour Access Program.
Submit the Rider Cancellation Form; calls and emails don’t count. Refund minus a fee through May 31 (CTEC) or Jun 30 (CTHV). Then a credit, minus the fee, toward either 2028 tour until Jun 25 (CTEC) or Jul 16 (CTHV). Nothing after that.
CTEC 8-day: $250 through Mar 31, then $400. CTEC 4-day: $150, then $250. CTHV: $200, then $300. See Cancellations and refunds for shuttles and parking.
If you registered after May 24 (CTEC) or Jun 23 (CTHV), you can cancel within 7 days, and by the credit deadline, for a refund minus the fee.
No refund or credit for not attending, arriving late or leaving early, including for injury or illness.
No. Registrations can’t be transferred.